Caltech
Britishnoun
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The action forces Caltech to compete for control of the La Cañada Flintridge institution it has managed since NASA’s inception in 1958.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Additional authors include Francesco Sciotti of Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies in Barcelona and Michele Tarquini, a graduate student at Caltech.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The study also builds on earlier work by Caltech physicist Steven Frautschi and UC Berkeley physicist Geoffrey Chew, who pioneered the bootstrap approach in particle physics during the 1960s.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
After finishing his homeschooling, he was accepted into Caltech, one of the best universities in the nation for aspiring engineers like Allen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
The animating figure was Caltech chemist Linus Pauling, a Nobel laureate known for his strong leftist views and stem-winding oratorical flair.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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